Short-term training program to increase diversity in health related research

描述（由申请人提供）： 该申请旨在继续支持在心血管科学，肺病学和相关领域代表性不足的少数民族学生的短期研究培训。该计划主要针对两组医学生：那些在1年和2年之间的夏季，以及那些想要在3年或4年超过最低研究要求（3个月）以获得更深入和有意义的研究培训的更高级的学生。它还将支持每年最多两名本科生。自1991年开始提供这项补助金以来，已有59名代表性不足的少数民族学生得到了支助。其中52人是医科学生，6人是本科生，1人是高中生; 7名受训人员被任命两次。在下一轮拨款中，我们会继续根据学员的学历、明确的职业目标、研究培训计划、项目是否适合作为培训工具，以及导师是否适合等因素，甄选学员。宾夕法尼亚大学有118名NHBLI资助的研究人员，为我们提供了一批经验丰富和互动的教职员工作为导师。他们的工作领域包括止血和血栓形成，血管疾病和造血相关主题，肺病和血红蛋白病，特别是镰状细胞病。预计80%的培训经验将涉及直接参与研究，其余的专门用于指导阅读和研讨会。最近的变化。德利瑟博士已被聘为新的PI的赠款，博士庞茨将继续参与作为咨询委员会的成员。该方案将由主任和咨询委员会管理。新的PI和咨询委员会的一名成员是非裔美国人，他们获得了NIH的研究支持，并对培训代表性不足的少数民族学生特别感兴趣。我们相信，我们提供了一个异常强大的研究培训机会，代表性不足的少数民族的优秀人才库，我们有承诺，鼓励这些学生选择在这些相关领域的学术生涯。(End摘要）

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application seeks continued support for short-term research training of underrepresented minority students in cardiovascular science, pulmonology, and related areas. The program primarily targets two groups of medical students: those in the summer between year 1 and 2, and those more advanced students who want to go beyond the minimum research requirement (3 months) in year 3 or 4 to gain more in-depth and meaningful research training. It will also support up to two undergraduate students each year. Since inception of this grant in 1991, 59 underrepresented minority students have received support. Fifty-two of these were medical students, 6 were undergraduates and one was a high school student; 7 trainees were appointed twice. In the next cycle of funding, we will continue to select trainees on the basis of their academic record, clarity of career goals, research training plan, suitability of project as a training vehicle, and suitability of the mentor. Penn has 118 NHBLI funded investigators, giving us a cohort of experienced and interactive faculty members to serve as mentors. They are working in areas that include hemostasis and thrombosis, vascular disease and related topics in hematopoiesis, pulmonology, and in the hemoglobinopathies, particularly sickle cell disease. It is expected that 80% of the training experience will involve direct participation in research with the remainder devoted to directed reading and seminars. RECENT CHANGES. Dr. DeLisser has been recruited as the new PI for the grant, Dr. Poncz will remain involved as a member of the Advisory Committee. The program will be administered by the Director and the Advisory Committee. The new PI and one member of the Advisory Committee are African-American with NIH-derived research support and a special interest in training underrepresented minority students. We believe that we offer an unusually strong research training opportunity to an outstanding pool of underrepresented minorities, and that we have the commitment to encourage these students to select an academic career in these related fields. (End of Abstract)